Disclosure & Terms of Service

Affiliate Disclosure

In order for us to support our blog adventures, we may receive monetary compensation or other types of remuneration for our endorsement, recommendation, testimonial and/or link to any products or services from this blog. What this means for you:

  • Caryl or Aaron Hale/Hales Homestead/Hale Storm Press is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. Frequently I link to Amazon when recommending ingredients or tools for specific recipes how-to posts.

  • When you click a link on Hales Homestead, it likely an affiliate link and we earn a small percentage of the sale if you make a purchase after clicking the link. Important: Clicking/purchasing something through an affiliate link does not cost YOU extra.

  • Some businesses pay me, either in cash or free product, to write about them or their products. Having said that, I can promise you I only work with companies I can stand behind 100%. (Meaning, I say ‘no’ a lot…)

  • A post that is sponsored by a business/company will be clearly identified as paid or sponsored content to ensure transparency and help you make an educated decision of your own about the item or topic.

  • Regardless if I’m compensated for a post on occasion, all ideas, opinions, or statements expressed on this blog are fully our own, and if we don’t use the product ourselves, you won’t find it here.

FDA Disclaimer

I am not a doctor or veterinarian. Any information contained on this blog is meant to be for entertainment purposes only– it is not meant to replace solid advice from qualified professionals.  None of the information on this blog has been evaluated by the FDA. Any products mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

We will not respond to emails asking for specific medical advice or recommendations for humans or animals (including questions about essential oils).

Long story short? We are not Doctors, veterinarians, or any other medical professionals. Research everything and speak with qualified professionals, and use caution when experimenting with alternative options.

Terms of Service

By using this blog, you are agreeing to the following terms:

The following terms and conditions govern all use of the The Prairie Homestead website and all content, services, and products available at or through the website, including, but not limited to, Blogger Blueprint, the Homestead Toolbox, and Natural Homestead. Our Services are offered subject to your acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies and procedures that may be published from time to time. This web page is owned and operated by Aaron and Caryl Hale (Hales Homestead).

Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using our Services. By accessing or using any part of our services, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access or use any of our services.

Our Services are not directed to children younger than 13, and access and use of our Services is only offered to users 13 years of age or older.

Responsibility of Contributors. If you operate a blog, comment on a blog, post material to HalesHomestead.com, post links on HalesHomestead.com, or otherwise make any content available, you are entirely responsible for the content of, and any harm resulting from, that Content or your conduct. That is the case regardless of what form the Content takes, which includes, but is not limited to text, photo, video, audio, or code.

Third-Party Materials: We have not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material made available through the websites and webpages to which HalesHomestead.com links, and that link to HalesHomestead.com. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. Hales Homestead disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from your use of non-HalesHomestead.com websites and webpages.

Legal Compliance: You agree to comply with all applicable domestic and international laws, statutes, ordinances, and regulations regarding your use of our Website. Hales Homestead reserves the right to investigate complaints or reported violations of our Legal Terms and to take any action we deem appropriate, including but not limited to canceling your Member account, reporting any suspected unlawful activity to law enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties and disclosing any information necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities relating to your profile, email addresses, usage history, posted materials, IP addresses and traffic information, as allowed under our Privacy Policy.

Intellectual Property Our Website may contain our service marks or trademarks as well as those of our affiliates or other companies, in the form of words, graphics, and logos. Your use of HalesHomestead.com does not constitute any right or license for you to use such service marks/trademarks, without the prior written permission of the corresponding service mark/trademark owner. HalesHomestead.com is also protected under international copyright laws. The copying, redistribution, use or publication by you of any portion of our Website is strictly prohibited. Your use of our Website does not grant you ownership rights of any kind in our Website.

Links to Other Websites Our Website may contain links to third party websites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you. By linking to these websites, we do not create or have an affiliation with, or sponsor such third party websites. The inclusion of links within our Website does not constitute any endorsement, guarantee, warranty, or recommendation of such third party websites. HalesHomestead.com has no control over the legal documents and privacy practices of third party websites; as such, you access any such third party websites at your own risk.

General Terms Our Legal Terms shall be treated as though it were executed and performed in Kansas, USA, and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Kansas, USA, without regard to conflict of law principles. In addition, you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts. Any cause of action by you with respect to our Website, must be instituted within one (1) year after the cause of action arose or be forever waived and barred. Should any part of our Legal Terms be held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed consistent with applicable law and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. To the extent that any Content in our Website conflicts or is inconsistent with our Legal Terms, our Legal Terms shall take precedence. Our failure to enforce any provision of our Legal Terms shall not be deemed a waiver of such provision nor of the right to enforce such provision. The rights of Hales Homestead under our Legal Terms shall survive the termination of our Legal Terms.

Terms of Service published with permission from Termsfeed Terms of Service Agreement. Also, part of this Terms of Service agreement were taken from the wordpress.com Terms of Service. This is allowed by the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license and you can do the same.